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6.04.2014 : BONFIRE ARCHITECTURE TALK @ RUN RUN SHAW CMC IN HONG KONG  
   
  In 2012 Papay Gyro Nights Art Festival announced an Open International Architectural Competition: BONFIRE, on designing a burning structure for the island of Orkney. Showcasing the winning projects, Curators Ivanov and Chan will talk about the intricate relationships between burning constructions and architectural activism, island studies, as well as video art..... .> read more >  
     
     
02.2014 : SHJWorks BUILT FIRE SHELTER FOR PAPAY GYRO NIGHTS IN ORKNEY  
   
  Fire Shelter: Papay was built during a workshop at the festival Papay Gyro Nights 2014. The shelter became the heart of the festival and the interior acted as a social and reflective space with a fireplace in the middle and seats along the shelter walls. The shape of the shelter referred to nomadic tents, and the construction created a great acoustics for songs and storytelling. The fire shelter reflected the spirit of the festival; by creating a world of its own where knowledge and poetry were shared...... .> read more >  
     
     
11-12.2013 : BUILDING BONFIRE FOR PAPAY GYRO NIGHTS 2014  
   
  call for volunteers and spectators!

BUILDING BONFIRE FOR PAPAY GYRO NIGHTS 2014. ORKNEY. design by architects Thomas Impiglia, Birgir Örn Jónsson and Thais K. Espersen - 2nd prize winning project in BONFIRE: First Open International Architectural Competition......... .> read more >		  
     
     
11.2013 : ANDREW APPLEBY - NEOLITHIC POTTERY EXPERT AND BONFIRE PROJECT CONSULTANT  
   
  Clay firing tests @ Harray Pottery.......... .> read more >  
     
     
16-27.09.2013 : BONFIRE EXHIBITON and WEAVING ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP in EDINBURGH  
  ORKNEY BONFIRE ARCHITECTURE PAPA WESTRAY SCOTLAND  
  BONFIRE : EXHIBITION and WEAVING ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP @ TENT GALLERY, Edinburgh College of Art, Evolution House, 78 Westport, EH1 2LE......... .> read more >  
     
     
04.2013 : ONE OF THE SUBMITTED TO THE BONFIRE COMPETITION PROJECT BUILT IN DENMARK  
  papa westray orkney bonfire architecture  
  SHJWorks, led by architect Simon Hjermind Jensen, built Fire Shelter on a patch of wild land  in the southwest corner of Copenhagen.......... .> read more >  
     
     
13-18.04.2013 : BONFIRE EXHIBITON @ VIDEOTAGE. HONG KONG  
  PAPA WESTRAY ORKNEY BONFIRE ARCHITECTURE  
  BONFIRE ARCHITECTURE Exhibition : Drawing and Videos submitted to the First International Architectural Competition BONFIRE, the winning project, the island Papa Westray (Papay) and bonfire traditions of Orkney + curators talk about the idea behind the competition and how the projects will be realized...... > read more >  
     
     
21.02.2013 : CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!  
 
 
  1ST PRIZE - Chipara Bogdan (Constanta, ROMANIA)  
 
 
  2ND PRIZE - Thomas Impiglia / Birgir Örn Jónsson / Thais K. Espersen (London, UK)  
 
 
  3RD PRIZE - Hernan Medina Ceceña / Isaac Zambra Isaac / Carolina Saenz Marrufo (Merida, MEXICO)  
     
     
12.12.2012 : 72 PROJECTS SUBMITTED!! >>>
  
     
   
11.12.2012 : 200 ARCHITECTS REGISTERED  
     
   

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